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DUBAI: India captain Virat Kohli , who struck 139 in India's massive win in the first Test against the West Indies, on Friday consolidated his position at the top of the Test rankings, moving within one point of his highest rating point of 937. Kohli had achieved his highest rating after the Southampton Test against England earlier this year. Spinner Kuldeep Yadav 's six wickets in the match, including a haul of five for 57 in the second innings, has lifted him 16 places to 52nd position. Ravindra Jadeja's 100 not out has lifted him six places to 51st among batsmen, and with him also claiming four wickets in the match, he has bridged the gap with top-ranked Shakib Al Hasan to three points in the list of all-rounders. For the West Indies, Roston Chase has moved up four places to 41st position and Kieran Powell has advanced five slots to 54th position. Young Indian batsman Prithvi Shaw , who made an impressive debut in the Rajkot Test, has made fine entry into the Test rankings - … [Read more...] about Virat Kohli consolidates top position in Test rankings

Feature 69 // 02 Aug 2018, 23:52 IST SHARE He should leave everything outside off stump, he will be carrying the scars slashed on him by James Anderson four years back, still susceptible on the fifth stump line, prove a point, do not prove a point, on the second day of play in the opening Test against England, Virat Kohli blocked out all the pre-series clutter that was hurled at him and in a near flawless career, checked the one missing box, a dogged Test hundred.His 149 in a team total of 274, illustrated with 22 fours and the match's only six so far, will surely go down as one of the great efforts by an Indian on English soil.Albeit he was dropped twice, the second time much to Dawid Malan's rue, he made most of the opportunities riding on the back of his much coveted mental toughness as he faced the uphill task of stemming the flow of wickets and not letting the runs dry up.Coming in at 2/54, which soon turned into 3/59 as India surrendered to … [Read more...] about SK Player of the Day: Virat Kohli

Kohli will now go through a rehabilitation process at the NCA in Bengaluru News 25 May 2018, 16:11 IST Indian national cricket team's coach Ravi Shastri has come out in support of captain Virat Kohli after it was announced that the batsman would miss out on his County stint with Surrey due to a neck injury, one which he sustained playing for Royal Challengers Bangalore in the Indian Premier League.The Delhi-born batsman was scheduled to play six matches for Surrey, including three four-day matches in the County Championship.“(He had to skip the county stint) because he is not a top dog,” Ravi Shastri said.“He is not a machine but a human being. It is not a case of putting rocket fuel up his backside and getting him on the park. Even a top dog can’t be given rocket fuel up his backside.”Kohli has featured in 47 out of the 59 international matches that Team India has played between June 2017 and May 2018. He featured in all the 14 matches … [Read more...] about Virat Kohli is not a machine, says Ravi Shastri

After Virat Kohli's neck injury concern, Ravi Shastri has explained that the player is a human, not a machine who can remain injury free aways. Meanwhile, Surrey Director Alec Stewart has asserted that it’s hugely disappointing that Virat Kohli won’t be joining Surrey for county cricket. Virat Kohli suffered a neck injury during Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) match against Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) on May 17. Talking about workload, Kohli appeared in nine Tests, 29 ODIs, and 9 T20Is for India since June 2017. Adding to the tally, he also played all 14 matches for RCB in the IPL 2018. The Indian captain was to play 6 games for Surrey in June and now with this neck injury, Kohli could miss initial part of India’s tour of Ireland and England. However, Ravi Shastri has come out in full support for skipper Virat Kohli. Speaking to Mumbai Mirror, Shastri said that Kohli is a human being and not a machine. “He had to skip the county stint because he is not a top … [Read more...] about Virat Kohli is not a machine but a human being, says Ravi Shastri

Kohli’s doctor, a leading orthopaedic surgeon from a Khar hospital, told him that playing county cricket will only aggravate the herniated disc and he may have to miss out on Test series in England. ALSO READ: Virat Kohli playing for Surrey shows how much he respects Test cricket: David Gower Virat Kohli’s plan to prepare for the Test series against England by signing up for county side Surrey has gone kaput. Non-stop cricket over the last 12 months has resulted in the Indian skipper suffering from a slipped disc (herniated disc), and the problem was diagnosed by one of the top orthopaedic surgeons in the country, who practices at a Khar hospital. ALSO READ: Surrey deal: No fat contract, only nominal wages for Virat Kohli The injury has come at a time when Kohli went out of his way to ensure watertight preparations for the tour to England – a country where he struggled in 2014, when he managed a measly 134 runs in five Test matches at an average of 13.4. Such was … [Read more...] about Virat Kohli suffering from slipped disc, fatigue; likely to miss County stint